Encouragement Quotes and Sayings

A smile of encouragement at the right moment may act like sunlight on a closed- up flower; it may be the turning point for a struggling life.

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I pay no attention whatever to anybody’s praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.
– Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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One of the most beautiful gifts in the world is the gift of encouragement. When someone encourages you, that person helps you over a threshold you might otherwise never have crossed on your own.
– John O’Donohue

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A word of encouragement is as refreshing as a cold drink on a hot summer day.

Submitted by: ankita on February 17, 2012

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You need to be aware of what others are doing, applaud their efforts, acknowledge their successes, and encourage them in their pursuits. When we all help one another, everybody wins.
– Jim Stovall

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If one dream should fall and break into a thousand pieces,never be afraid to pick one of those pieces up and begin again.
– Flavia Weedn

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You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.
– John Wooden

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Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize.
– Elizabeth Harrison

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If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it – young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous – is changed by it.
– John C. Maxwell

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Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you’re not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation!
– Joyce Meyer

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I consider my ability to arouse enthusiasm among men the greatest asset I possess. The way to develop the best that is in a man is by appreciation and encouragement.
– Charles Schwab

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There are two things people want more than sex and money… recognition and praise.
– Mary Kay Ash

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This haven is for all who do not mind a word of encouragement.
It’s for those who choose to live their lives building and not destroying.
Your life influences someone.

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A word of encouragement from a teacher to a child can change a life. A word of encouragement from a spouse can save a marriage. A word of encouragement from a leader can inspire a person to reach her potential.
– John C. Maxwell

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There would be no need for love if perfection were possible. Love arises from our imperfection, from our being different and always in need of the forgiveness, encouragement and that missing half of ourselves that we are searching for, as the Greek myth tells us, in order to complete ourselves.
– Eugene Kennedy

You can’t let praise or criticism get to you. It’s a weakness to get caught up in either one.
– John Wooden

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Many know how to flatter, few know how to praise.
– Wendell Phillips

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Employees are a company’s greatest asset – they’re your competitive advantage. You want to attract and retain the best; provide them with encouragement, stimulus, and make them feel that they are an integral part of the company’s mission.
– Anne M. Mulcahy

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Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.
– Yehuda Berg

Let me encourage you to get up every day and focus on what you do have in life. Be thankful for the blessings of the little things, even when you don’t get what you expect.
– Victoria Osteen

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Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.
– William Arthur Ward